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Germany vs Japan: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Germany's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 10.29, compared to Japan's 12.84. That makes Germany's value 19.8% lower than Japan's.

Germany

Rank #165 of 200 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2020)
10.29
Year-over-year
-3.3%
10-year change
-36.5%
Peak
17.81 (2001)
Trough
10.29 (2020)

Japan

Rank #145 of 200 globally

Japan trend
Latest (2020)
12.84
Year-over-year
-0.8%
10-year change
+18.3%
Peak
13.74 (2014)
Trough
10.85 (2010)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), CC BY 4.0.